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#DDA6BD Color

#DDA6BD is rgb(221, 166, 189) in RGB, hsl(335, 45%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 25%, 14%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pink Pearl (#E7ACCF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DDA6BD
HEX#DDA6BD
RGBrgb(221, 166, 189)
HSLhsl(335, 45%, 76%)
HSVhsv(335, 25%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 14%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(78.3% 0.071 352)
LABlab(73.87% 23.45 -3.52)
LCHlch(73.87% 23.72 351.47)

What #DDA6BD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DDA6BD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#DDA6BD Channel Values

How #DDA6BD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 221 · G 166 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 335° · S 45% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 335° · S 25% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 25% · Y 14% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.05:1 vs white · 10.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DDA6BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DDA6BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DDA6BD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DDA6BD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DDA6BD.

How #DDA6BD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DDA6BD
Protanopia#B1B1BD
Protanomaly#C4ADBD
Deuteranopia#BBBBBB
Deuteranomaly#C9B3BC
Tritanopia#DBA9A9
Tritanomaly#DCA8B1
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DDA6BD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-dda6bd: #DDA6BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DDA6BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dda6bd': '#DDA6BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.867, green: 0.651, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_dda6bd">#DDA6BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#DDA6BD"

More Pink Colors

#DDA6BD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DDA6BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DDA6BD?

#DDA6BD is a light pink — rgb(221, 166, 189) in RGB and hsl(335, 45%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pink Pearl (#E7ACCF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.74.

What is the RGB value of #DDA6BD?

#DDA6BD is rgb(221, 166, 189) — red 221, green 166, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DDA6BD?

#DDA6BD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 14%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DDA6BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DDA6BD scores 2.05:1 against white and 10.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DDA6BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DDA6BD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is pink (#FFC0CB) at a CIE76 distance of 12.34, which is visibly different.

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